Anthony C. Traina Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 6 bar. 2502 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2597 vs. 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 60 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,881	2408.6	− 2432	−23.4	× 80 / 552	−3.4
4	78,882	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 92 / 552	0.5
5	78,885	2505.4	− 2502	3.4	× 95 / 552	0.6
6	78,886	2516.9	− 2531	−14.1	× 88 / 552	−2.2
7	78,889	2549.8	− 2552	−2.2	× 97 / 552	−0.4
8	78,890	2561.4	− 2567	−5.6	× 100 / 552	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,068	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 87 / 549	−2.2
4	73,070	2442.8	− 2473	−30.2	× 86 / 549	−4.7
5	73,072	2532.9	− 2502	30.9	× 94 / 549	5.3
6	73,074	2533.0	− 2531	2	× 95 / 549	0.3
7	73,077	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 90 / 549	0.9
8	73,078	2585.0	− 2567	18	× 97 / 549	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,036	2412.8	− 2432	−19.2	× 90 / 542	−3.2
4	75,038	2450.4	− 2473	−22.6	× 86 / 542	−3.6
5	75,040	2496.2	− 2502	−5.8	× 85 / 542	−0.9
6	75,042	2555.5	− 2531	24.5	× 90 / 542	4.1
7	75,044	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 96 / 542	−0.2
8	75,045	2568.7	− 2567	1.7	× 95 / 542	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,218	2452.6	− 2432	20.6	× 68 / 516	2.7
4	75,221	2462.5	− 2473	−10.5	× 85 / 516	−1.7
5	75,222	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 91 / 516	−1.9
6	75,225	2520.1	− 2531	−10.9	× 92 / 516	−1.9
7	75,226	2563.5	− 2552	11.5	× 90 / 516	2
8	75,229	2571.5	− 2567	4.5	× 90 / 516	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,746	2423.7	− 2432	−8.3	× 72 / 511	−1.2
4	75,747	2498.1	− 2473	25.1	× 76 / 511	3.7
5	75,748	2517.2	− 2502	15.2	× 82 / 511	2.4
6	75,749	2537.2	− 2531	6.2	× 90 / 511	1.1
7	75,750	2553.1	− 2552	1.1	× 95 / 511	0.2
8	75,751	2582.0	− 2567	15	× 96 / 511	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,301	2430.6	− 2432	−1.4	× 76 / 483	−0.2
4	74,302	2449.5	− 2473	−23.5	× 69 / 483	−3.4
5	74,303	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 84 / 483	−3.7
6	74,304	2536.0	− 2531	5	× 81 / 483	0.8
7	74,305	2574.9	− 2552	22.9	× 80 / 483	3.8
8	74,306	2562.7	− 2567	−4.3	× 93 / 483	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,886	2403.9	− 2432	−28.1	× 75 / 513	−4.1
4	75,887	2479.6	− 2473	6.6	× 94 / 513	1.2
5	75,888	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 84 / 513	0.5
6	75,889	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 91 / 513	−2.9
7	75,890	2567.0	− 2552	15	× 85 / 513	2.5
8	75,891	2570.3	− 2567	3.3	× 84 / 513	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,866	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 107 / 567	−2.2
4	75,867	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 90 / 567	−1.1
5	75,868	2543.1	− 2502	41.1	× 89 / 567	6.5
6	75,869	2521.0	− 2531	−10	× 96 / 567	−1.7
7	75,870	2557.9	− 2552	5.9	× 105 / 567	1.1
8	75,871	2561.5	− 2567	−5.5	× 80 / 567	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,865	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 104 / 577	−1.2
4	75,866	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 99 / 577	−2.3
5	75,867	2508.8	− 2502	6.8	× 90 / 577	1.1
6	75,868	2537.5	− 2531	6.5	× 100 / 577	1.1
7	75,869	2576.3	− 2552	24.3	× 87 / 577	3.7
8	75,870	2553.8	− 2567	−13.2	× 97 / 577	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,530	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 70 / 466	−5.2
4	75,531	2440.2	− 2473	−32.8	× 77 / 466	−5.4
5	75,532	2496.4	− 2502	−5.6	× 78 / 466	−0.9
6	75,533	2518.3	− 2531	−12.7	× 71 / 466	−1.9
7	75,534	2576.7	− 2552	24.7	× 77 / 466	4.1
8	75,535	2564.6	− 2567	−2.4	× 93 / 466	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,432	2427.7	− 2432	−4.3	× 72 / 394	−0.8
4	75,433	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 73 / 394	−4.5
5	75,434	2486.9	− 2502	−15.1	× 63 / 394	−2.4
6	75,435	2502.0	− 2531	−29	× 67 / 394	−4.9
7	75,436	2548.4	− 2552	−3.6	× 59 / 394	−0.5
8	75,437	2597.4	− 2567	30.4	× 60 / 394	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −6, 3, −4, 0, 9, −3, −2, 2, 0, −10, −9 → −1.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 5.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.9 × 2.66 = 15.7. Upper limit 13.9, lower limit −17.5.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.